NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT
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Echoing Green identifies
emerging social change leaders and provides them with seed capital and technical
assistance to launch innovative social change organizations. Since its inception
in 1987, Echoing Green has been the primary provider of first-stage funding and
strategic support for social entrepreneurs. Through its signature fellowship
program, Echoing Green has distributed more than $25 million in seed capital to
450 visionary leaders who have created 350 new organizations in forty
U.S. states and thirty
countries.
Based in New York City, Echoing Green is currently accepting applications for a Development Director/ Manager.
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JOB SPOTLIGHT
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TechSoup is a nonprofit organization that helps other nonprofits acquire and use technology to better serve their missions. Through its website, nonprofits will find a broad range of software donated by leading tech companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Symantec, Intuit, and Adobe, along with content and community forums targeted specifically at a nonprofit audience. Working with partners around the globe, TechSoup is actively expanding these
resources outside the US. New initiatives include a program to help public libraries better
maintain their public access computers and an expanded Green IT program
that aims to build the market for refurbished computers and other
environmentally appropriate solutions. Founded in 1987 (as
CompuMentor), TechSoup currently has more than 150 staff members and an
annual budget of about $18 million. At TechSoup you'll find the raw energy of a start-up, an extraordinary vision and a group of brilliant, talented, quirky people who believe fiercely that the benefits of technology should be available to everyone. TechSoup is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Marketing Manager to join its hardworking team. The Senior Marketing Manager will develop, manage, and evaluate a wide range of marketing activities for the TechSoup Stock program, including customer communications and customer retention, product promotions, new customer acquisition, and results evaluation and reporting. This is a full-time position reporting to the Communications Director and working closely with TechSoup Stock senior management team.
View the full job description.
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Social entrepreneurship is all about scaling in order to create the largest possible impact. That's why we are thrilled to announce the opening of a Commongood Careers regional office in San Francisco. We look forward to serving even more socially-driven jobseekers and organizations from our new West Coast location.
In this month's newsletter, you'll find a wide variety of nonprofit job opportunities, as well as more information about our San Francisco office, an article on how hiring organizations can leverage onlline social networking in their recruitment efforts, and news about upcoming career-related events.
Sincerely,
The Team at Commongood Careers
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Current Job Listings
ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
Finance Manager, DC Prep Public Charter School, Washington, D.C.
Chief
Financial Officer, Room to Read, San Francisco, CA
Manager of Operations & Finance, Year Up, Boston, MA
ADMINSTRATIVE
Administrative Assistant, SeaChange Capital Partners, New York, NY
BUSINESS OPERATIONS Project
Manager, National Site Operations, College Summit, Washington, D.C.
Editorial and Social Media Intern, Commongood Careers, Boston, MA
Dir. of School Operations, New Schools for New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Director of Program Services, OneCommunity, Cleveland, OH
Director, Technology Solutions, One Community, Cleveland, OH
Director of Finance and Administration, Root Cause, Cambridge, MA
Director of Operations, Teach For America, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Marketing Manager, TechSoup, San Francisco, CA
Director of Marketing and Communications, Year Up, Boston, MA
DEVELOPMENT & SALES
Grants Manager, CityKicks, Boston, MA
Director of School Partnerships, College Summit, Washington, D.C.
Development Director/Manager, Echoing Green, New York, NY
Mid-Atlantic Region Director of Development, Jumpstart, New York, NY
Director of Development, Little Kids Rock, Montclair, NJ
Director of Development, Massachusetts 2020, Boston, MA
Director, Individual Giving, Teach For America, San Francisco or New York
Managing Director of Development, Teach For America, Washington, D.C.
Director of Development, Year Up, Boston, MA
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Mid-Atlantic Region Executive Director, Jumpstart, New York, NY
New England Site Director, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Boston, MA
HUMAN RESOURCES
Dir., Sch'l Leader/Teacher Recruitment, Achievement First, New Haven., CT
Teacher Recruiter, Achievement First, New Haven, CT
Human Resources Manager, Kiva, San Francisco, CA
Senior Director, Human Resources, RARE, Washington, D.C.
Director, External Talent Recruitment, Teach For America, New York, NY
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Summer Program Manager, BELL, Springfield, MA
Director of Program Management, College Summit, Washington, D.C.
Program
Director, College Summit, Miami, FL
Director of Events, Craigslist Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Program Coordinator, Creative Communities, LINC, New York, NY
Program Manager, Little Kids Rock, Montclair, NJ
Managing Dir., School Support, MA Public School Perfomance, Boston, MA
Instructional Support Mgr, New Schools for New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Program Director, Peace Games, Boston, MA
Program Director, Teacher Retention Network, RISE, San Francisco, CA
Career Development Specialist, Year Up, Boston, MA TRAINING Director of Training, RARE, Washington, D.C.
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Look Out, San Francisco!
Heralding more exciting times at Commongood Careers, we are proud to announce the launch of our San Francisco office!
For the past several years, we have been honored to help facilitate hires at several West Coast-based organizations, such as Kiva, TechSoup, Room to Read, Craigslist Foundation, Breakthrough Collaborative and Springboard Forward. As many of our national partners are focused on scaling their programs and operating sites across the country, we've also been able to help support the regional growth of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, College Summit, City Year and others. Helping these amazing organizations has inspired our own expansion into the Bay Area.
Heading up the office as Regional Director is Missy Longshore. Missy
brings nine years of experience in nonprofit organizations and most
recently served as the Business Development Manager at New Door
Ventures. She served as a nonprofit management consultant at TDC after
completing her MBA with a concentration in Public and Nonprofit
Management at Boston University. Her prior nonprofit work in the Bay
Area included work in advocacy, public television, and youth
development. Missy can be reached at
mlongshore@cgcareers.org or 415-531-3998.
READ MORE >>
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Recruiting 2.0: Using Online Social Networking to Attract Top Talent
In the nonprofit sector, an estimated 60% of open positions are filled through referrals and networking. For this reason, nonprofit organizations benefit from building wide professional networks. Thanks to the proliferation of social networking web sites, nonprofits can go online to grow their networks, promote their "employer brand," and connect with prospective employees.
As there are over 200 social networking web sites, the following article discusses the most effective options for nonprofit organizations to market to and recruit top talent.
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Events Roundup
Commongood Careers may be coming to a location near you! If
you are planning to attend any of the following events, please stop by our
booth or attend one of our workshops.
- 5/20 - Idealist Nonprofit Career Fair, Chicago, IL
- 5/20 - NewSchools Venture Fund Summit 2008, Washington, D.C.
- 5/28 - NACE Conference for College Career Counselors, New Orleans, LA
- 6/13 - Association of Fundraising Professionals Fundraising Day, New York, NY
If you know individuals who live in these regions or are
members of the organizations hosting these events, please pass this information
along. For each event, check the hosting organization's website for specific
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